Improvement in gates



F. F. BLOOD.

Patented Dec. 15,' 1863.

UNITED STATES ATENT Orifice.

FRANKLIN F. BLOOD, OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATES.

To all whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that l, FRANKLIN F. BLooD, ot' the town of Janesville,county of Rock, and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and ImprovedMode of Constructing and Operating Fence-Gates, and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theconstruction and operation of the sa1ne,reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, likecharacters referring to like parts in each figure.

Figure l is an elevation and side view of the gate, and a section offence adjacent, to which is attached, by means of bolts or otherfastenings, the running-ways E F. Fig/2 is a vertical section. on anenlarged scale from Fig. 1 en line l 2. Fig. 3 is also a verticalsection on line 3 4, and on the saine scale as Fig. l. Fig. 4 representson an enlarged scale a side view of one ot' the hanging sheaves D, Fig.1.

A, Fig. 1, is the gate, represented as partly open.

e are balusters or pickets, which may be formed ot' wood lor iron orother suitable material.

C are standards, to which are attached the sheaves D, which run on therunning-ways E, Fig. 1, shown in cross-section at Fig. 2, in which arepresents the track, which may be made of wood or metal, as theconstructer shall elect.

b is a friction-roller running against the running-way F, and secured tothe bottom of the gate by the screw c.

B, Figs. l and 3,is a balance-weight ot' a specific gravity sufficientto prevent the gate from tipping down at the outer end when shut againstthe post H. This balance may be obtained in various ways, either bylengthening the gate, by scaling up between the standards O and fillingthe space with sand, gravel, or other substance, or by the method shownand described herein.

G are posts.

I are the rails, to which are attached the pickets d.

lhe great simplicity of construction, ease, and compactness ofoperation, combined with evident durability and consequent utility, arethe main commending qualities of this gate.

I do not claim a balanced sliding gate ir' respective ofthe manner ofbalancing or sliding the saine.; but

I do claim- A gate balanced by a weight, B, or by a box cased up on thestandards C and filled with sand or other substance, when combined witha friction-roller, b, and hangin g sheaves D, and used for the purposesas herein described and set forth.

FRANKLIN F. BLOOD.

Witnesses:

Lnwis HUNT, W. ROBINSON.

